The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 119:9-11, “How can a young man keep his way pure?

By keeping it according to Thy word. 10 With all my heart I have

sought Thee; Do not let me wander from Thy commandments.

11 Thy word I have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin

against Thee.”

Have you noticed how the Bible always seems to speak to

men instead of women? Well, until our politically correct

times, both genders were included when the Bible says “men.”

At the same time, men were the leaders; and the way they

ventured was generally the way the women ventured also.

In any event, purity was the LORD’s key concern for both.

And the key to keeping pure is to stay fixed on the Word of

God in Holy Scripture. We may intend to be pure, but find

our minds wandering. That’s when we must earnestly pray:

“Do not let me wander from Thy commandments.” With the

LORD exerting divine power and with us treasuring His Word

in our hearts, sin can be excluded from us. The salvation of

our souls is not in jeopardy; but for our daily living, sin is not

a once-and-for-all exclusion. We must continually fight against

sin! But, how will we know when we’ve won the victory? You

will know, just as you know when you feel better after being

sick. But we must still stay on our medicine (the Word),

until He Comes Again and takes us to be eternally with Him!

Oh, how we pray for you, and for ourselves,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas

“We never know that God is all we need

until He becomes all that we have.”